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词汇 coral-reef
释义 coral reef
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌkɒr.əl ˈriːf/ us /ˌkɔːr.əl ˈriːf/
an area of coral, the top of which can sometimes be seen just above the sea珊瑚礁
 
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Examples from literature

All along the coast of Madagascar are coral reefs. 
But when the tide is low, you can see a coral reef on Nikumaroro Island. 
Coral reefs are a great home for animals and plants. 
It’s 2,600 kilometers long, and it’s the world’s largest coral reef – and coral is a living thing. 
Look at the colors of this coral reef! 
Scientists study the ecology of Madagascar to learn how the warmer ocean affects the coral reefs. 
This is bad for coral, and so it’s bad for the animals on coral reefs, too. 
He found it a literal sandbank, surrounded by a coral reef mostly submerged. 
If this theory be correct, the absence of coral reefs round Trinidad may help to account for the fact stated by Mr. Joseph, that poisonous fish are unknown in that island. 
They wound their way among coral reefs and low islands scarcely visible above the water-line. 
This island is scarcely accessible by boats, on account of coral reefs that surround it. 
Towards morning, he steered out from among the dangerous coral reefs, and ran south straight before the wind. 

Examples of coral reef


coral reef
For our analysis we conceive of the coralreef resource as simply as possible.
Ocular media transmission of coralreef fish- can coralreef fish see ultraviolet light?
These studies also raise questions about the biology of helminths of coralreef fishes in general.
Strong evidence is found for the countervailing forces of product and labor market effects on the exploitation of a coralreef fishery.
One group consists of small-scale artisanal fishermen who rely on the near-shore coastal resources (in particularly the coralreef).
Ocular media transmission of coralreef fish-can coralreef fish see ultraviolet light?
Local variability but landscape stability in coralreef communities following repeated hurricane impacts.
Effects of a hurricane on two assemblages of coralreef fishes: multiple-year analysis reverses a false 'snapshot' interpretation.
Maintenance of high diversity in coralreef communities.
Diurnal variation in the abundance of parasitic gnathiid isopod larvae on coralreef fish : its implications in cleaning interactions.
Maintenance of high diversity in coralreef fish communities.
For our purposes this is a very helpful approach, given the limits to data collection in a developing country, compounded by the complexity of coralreef fish stock assessment.
Visual biology of hawaiian coralreef fishes.
It is alert to the need to provide protection for the coralreef fishery.
From the
Hansard archive

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Such dependence on the coralreef fishery is common in island states.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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